Online hate spreading like wildfire, cannot be left unchecked: race foundation

OTTAWA — The executive director of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation is warning that unless action is taken to combat hate, including online, it will continue to spread like wildfire.
Mohammed Hashim says hatred online is so prevalent it risks becoming normalized, with those affected changing their behaviour to deal with it, including by not reading social-media comments. 
His remarks come as Statistics Canada reports a 27 per cent increase in hate crimes in 2021.
But Hashim warn